Kimono as Art
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (913 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500976856 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mount Fuji, Universe, and the thirty-four-piece Symphony of Light are his most important series. Initially determined to unlock the secrets of dyed and painted Japanese textiles of the fourteenth to early seventeenth centuries, Kubota ultimately invented a unique method of decoration. 200 color illustrations. This entirely new approach to the use of the kimono as a vehicle for pictorial imagery has enabled Kubota's work to reach beyond the traditional boundaries of the single garment and elevated his work to installation art. Although Kubota produced kimono for Japanese celebrities, his primary endeavor was the creation of a series of monumental kimonos intended only for display. This book accompanies a touring exhibition and features essays by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Asian textile specialist and former costumes and textile curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Hollis Goodall, curator of Japanese art at LACMA, as well as an interview with Mr. His work combines stitch-resist and ink drawing with a complex layering of color to achieve hauntingly beautiful landscapes with richly textured surfaces and an impressionistic rendering of nature never before seen in the textile arts. Kubota's son and artistic heir, Itchiku Kubota II, by Derrick Cartwright, Director of the San Diego Museum of Art. The first major book on Japanese textile artist Itchiku K
“A dazzling collection… breathtakingly beautiful selections.” (object Object)
is an Asian textile specialist and former costumes and textile curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Silk Masterwork Kate Coombs Years ago I was visiting the East coast and saw a book about Itchiku Kubota's landscape kimonos at a friend's house. It affected me so much that I tried to get my hands on a copy, but the exhibit was over, and the book was gone, too. My friend made colored copies of some of the kimonos in her book and framed them for me as a birthday present. Some years later, when tracking down out-of-print books became easier, I again tried to get my hands on the book, but could only find an earlier one that didn't include the landscapes.So when I idly goog. "Textile art at its finest" according to S. Smith. OH MY talk about major eye candy. If you like textiles, and if you like, art, you're going to be amazed. There is a museum dedicated to the late Itchiku Kubota in Japan, and clearly with good reason. Using dyes and threads, Kubota used the kimono form as his canvas. the series of landscapes continue the picture from one kimono to another in this visual feast. At the back of the book there is a brief description of how Kubota used shibori (a traditional Japanese method for resist-dyeingfor more information on the how's, check any book by Yoshi. "The Highest Textile Art" according to Lucilla Warren. Kubota's kimonos must stand on the highest pinnacle of textile art. Each one is masterpiece from the overall concept to the perfect detail work that brings that concept to life. This book gets as close to seeing them in person as all of the books of his work that I've seen so far. The pictures show each kimono (in this exhibit) with many of the details - as well as showing how Kubota made them. Ms. Gluckman's text is lucid and engaging. If you were not able to make it to San Diego (or Ohio) for this spectacular show, this is the next best thi